Sorry 210 ive turned the caps off now! Hi there BarnsleyRunner. Ive not got any plans for a flat 10k just at the moment. However I am doing a ok ish 10k next saturday in Langport in Somerset. Im pleased that you say that my time at Maiden Newton would relate to a low 33 but I dont think im close to that yet. I would be happy with 34mins to be honest! Ive just done a race tonight which was 3.5 miles. I finised 4th - 5 seconds behind a runner that can run 34 mins dead and 11 seconds behind the winner who can run 33mins 45secs so Im not far off!

At Maiden Newton you finished quite a way in front of the 34 mins dead runner. Was he having a bad day? I notice you also beat him at the Charmouth Challenge. What happened to you at Portland 10? A training run for you?

I take it you mean Dave Caddy? Yeah at the maiden newton he had driven back from Scotland earlier that day so he was not 100%. The Charmouth race was a really hot day and Dave says he is not good in the hot weather. As for the Portland 10! I ran a half marathon the evening before which wasnt a good idea really! So i was knackered for the 10 mile. Are you the one that raced at maiden castle last month?

That'd be me. Not fully recovered from 3 marathons since April. I ran with Dave at London for a while and just beat him. He's running really well at the moment. We've joined your club 2nd claim for when we're down in Dorset. Do you train with them on club nights?

Hi all, interesting thread... I've not done a 10k for a while and with a PB of (a comparatively poor) 42:50 i'm obviously some way behind you guys, but I am hoping to someday achieve a 'podium' finish in a 10k (regardless of the level of competition).

What i'm interested to know (if you don't mind divulging such information) is how much you guys weigh? I've noticed that as I've lost more and more weight, improving times has become at lot easier, so I'd be interested to see what kinda weight the more successful 10k'ers are.

I started running at 15st 7lbs, and achieved my 10k PB at a weight of about 13st 5lb's having only really done recreational running (no real structured training), i'm now down to 12st 8lbs and have finally started a structured training programme so will hopefully see both my weight and times drop further... Obviously still quite some way to go before I crack (for example) the 35min 10k barrier, but i'm thinking in a couple of years I can hopefully be there (or thereabouts!)

Excellent! I'm glad to hear that there's still scope to do well despite for people who aren't built like sticks and can just 'float along'. On the other hand it means that if I do ever manage to lose that extra 1/2 a stone it'll all come down to my training! D'oh! lol.

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